Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Omaha
1,330 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–OMA arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 525 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.8%Flights525
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly LAX → OMA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 76% to 89% on time.
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 547 flights
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 498 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 30 min · 147 flights · limited
- Evenings76% on time · p90 70 min · 158 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 89% on time.
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 205 flights
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 167 flights · limited
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 183 flights · limited
- Sundays87% on time · p90 15 min · 191 flights · limited
- Fridays85% on time · p90 20 min · 198 flights · limited
- Mondays84% on time · p90 30 min · 191 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 215 flights
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